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Tom Rothrock | |
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FuzzyLand_Spring_2012.jpg) Rothrock in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock,EDM |
| Occupation(s) | Musician,composer,record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar,electric guitar,piano |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Bong Load Records, Various |
Tom Rothrock is an international musician, composer, record producer, and owner of Bong Load Records. Tom Rothrock has worked withJames Blunt,Foo Fighters,Moby,Beck,Badly Drawn Boy,R. L. Burnside,Athlete,Sloan,Gwen Stefani,Motörhead,Elbow,Stevie Nicks,Poison,Elliott Smith,Richard Thompson, andYonder Mountain String Band. Rothrock has also composed or contributed to soundtracks for notable motion pictures such asAbout A Boy,Good Will Hunting,Collateral, andThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Rothrock startedBong Load Custom Records in the early 1990s enlisting former Record Plant Recording Studios co-workers, Bradshaw Lambert and Rob Schnapf. Bong Load Records is notable for developing and releasingBeck's "Loser" single which became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream. Together Rothrock, Schnapf, Beck, andKarl Stephenson recordedMellow Gold, Beck's major label debut.
In film, Rothrock produced the original songs for theAbout A Boy soundtrack and score withBadly Drawn Boy. He composed music for the filmCollateral directed byMichael Mann and is credited on the song "Goofy Goober Rock" onThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. His recording ofR. L. Burnside's "It's Bad You Know" was included onThe Sopranos original television soundtrack release.
During 2013, Rothrock returned to collaborate with James Blunt on the albumMoon Landing. Working primarily at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California the resulting release was generally well received among music critics and considered a comeback for Blunt.[1]
In 2016, Rothrock marked Bong Load Records' 25th anniversary by re-launching the label's vinyl record division. He also relocated the Los Angeles company to the arts district of Las Vegas, Nevada.[2]
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